The resistance to Obamacare is writing a new chapter in U.S.
history. It may well become the most unpopular law since Prohibition
became an Amendment to the Constitution in 1919. By 1933, another
Amendment repealed it.
Obamacare passed by a straight Democratic party vote on Christmas
Eve in 2009. No Republican voted for it and, as one poll recently
revealed, a third of Americans are still unaware it is the law of the
land. A divided Supreme Court gave it a pass, calling it a tax, but it
is a profoundly unconstitutional law insofar as the federal government
may not pass a law that requires Americans to purchase something
and to fine them if they do not. It is also playing havoc with the
economy, delaying recovery as it deters hiring and encourages firing.
Nonetheless, a number of states have gone on record seeking to
nullify its enforcement and some are doing the same as regards gun
control. Arizona became famous when it passed its own immigration law in
response to the federal government’s failure to protect its border with
Mexico. The proposed “Gang of Eight” immigration law is facing stiff
opposition for its various provisions, most of which do not address the
central issue of security on the southern border.How out of touch is the President? He went to Mexico and blamed the violence arising from its drug cartels on America, saying “Most of the guns used here to commit violence came from America.” He made no mention of the scandalous “Fast and Furious” scheme in which the ATF actually ran guns into Mexico, claiming they would track them. It took an executive order to throw a blanket of silence over it and a compliant media to ignore that scandal.
It is, however, Obamacare that poses the greatest threat to the nation, intruding on the patient-doctor relationship, robbing billions from Medicare to pay for it, requiring states to fund more Medicaid when many are strapped to meet other needs, and putting 16% of the nation’s economy under federal control.
A total of twenty-seven states have filed suit against Obamacare. Two federal judges have upheld its individual mandate to purchase health insurance and two others have ruled that it is unconstitutional.
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